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Schnauzer said:
63!

On September 4, 2004 - The 24th ranked Gophers crushed Toledo 63-21, after calling off the dogs mid fourth quarter with the score 63-7.

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Minnesota 63-21 Toledo (Sep 4, 2004) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Toledo Rockets NCAAF game, final score 63-21, from September 4, 2004 on ESPN.
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279 yards passing for Cupito on just 10 completions is not too bad. The guy with the best average yards per carry in the game was Maroney Barber Russell Pinnix Rhys Lloyd.
 

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Schnauzer said:
62!

We've got a fun one for 62. No less than a special 62 yard field goal in a packed Metrodome by Chip Lohmiller to put the Gophers up over the Squawks 17-0 at half, just one week after beating Meat Chicken. November 22, 1986.


Unfortunately after a dominant first half, the Gophers would go on to lose this game in a way that characterized the UofM Metrodome experience. The game was memorable for a late-game penalty that allowed Iowa to kick a game-winning field goal after initially missing the attempt.
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Had a chance to beat Michigan, Wisconsin & Iowa for the first time since 1967 (I believe) and blew it. Now that streak has 57 years…
 

GophersInIowa said:
279 yards passing for Cupito on just 10 completions is not too bad. The guy with the best average yards per carry in the game was Maroney Barber Russell Pinnix Rhys Lloyd.
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Our first possession looked like a three & out but Rhys Lloyd scampered for the first down. Did we punt in the game? It was payback for the embarrassing loss at Toledo in 2001.
 





60!
For 60 we don’t have a touchdown or even a field goal. What we do have is a very recent memory provided by freshman sensation Koi Perich. A 60 yard punt return that if it were not for an unforgivable reffing call, should have been the iconic play from a historic all time comeback win over Michigan.

As it was, it at least was another reminder this was no ordinary freshman. And, the strange habit of Perich looking like he has had a season ending injury after a big play was born :)

 




59!
For 59 we go back to 1992 for a bright spot in an otherwise dismal season of Golden Gopher Football.

In the 1992 game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Gophers defeated the Hawkeyes 28-13. The game, played on November 21, 1992, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, saw Minnesota overcome a 13-10 deficit to secure the victory. A key factor in the win was the performance of backup quarterback Rob St. Sauver, who led the Gophers to three touchdowns after replacing the injured starter, Marquel Fleetwood.
The game was put away with St. Sauver's 59 yard TD pass in the fourth quarter to Aaron Osterman.

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MN_IA_1992.pdf - University of Minnesota Athletics

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58!

The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers football team has scored
exactly 58 points in a game only once, according to AI.

That occurrence was on September 10, 2016, in their 58-28 victory over Indiana State. This was the highest number of points scored by Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium and the 7th most in a single game since 1946.
 

Schnauzer said:
59!
For 59 we go back to 1992 for a bright spot in an otherwise dismal season of Golden Gopher Football.

In the 1992 game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Gophers defeated the Hawkeyes 28-13. The game, played on November 21, 1992, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, saw Minnesota overcome a 13-10 deficit to secure the victory. A key factor in the win was the performance of backup quarterback Rob St. Sauver, who led the Gophers to three touchdowns after replacing the injured starter, Marquel Fleetwood.
The game was put away with St. Sauver's 59 yard TD pass in the fourth quarter to Aaron Osterman.

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MN_IA_1992.pdf - University of Minnesota Athletics

MN_IA_1992.pdf
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I am pretty sure I have seen every Gopher football game since the late 80’s and I can’t recall Rob St. Sauver.

Keep this stuff coming. Brings back goo memories
 



WoodburyTim said:
I am pretty sure I have seen every Gopher football game since the late 80’s and I can’t recall Rob St. Sauver.

Keep this stuff coming. Brings back goo memories
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I've always enjoyed the photo countdown but first thought about doing this last year. In the end I was simply too lazy. This year I am slightly less lazy, although I still didn't get around to it until the 70's. I can't guarantee I'll either remember or have time every day (especially weekends), but when I think of it, it is kind of fun.

I thought I had a really fun one for 58 when I found a 58 yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in Fielding Yost's last game in the 20's. It was a 6-7 game with Michigan but then realized it was the GOPHERS that fumbled that play and lost the game so it became far less fun and I moved on to something else.
 



For 57 we go back to 2015 in a hard fought game with Ohio State that featured a late comeback that fell short against the defending national champs.

KJ Maye had a big game vs the Buckeyes with 10 receptions for 116 yards including a beautiful 57 yard catch and run to set up the Gophers second touchdown, which pulled MN to within a touchdown, late.

The game was marred with controversy (seems to happen often in games with OSU and when it does it always favors the Buckeyes) early. In what was probably one of the most egregious reffing mistakes in recent memory, Mitch Leidner dropped back to pass deep in MN territory and was intercepted for a pick 6. But a flag was thrown for an obvious targeting committed on Leidner. A defender's helmet crown was launched directly into Leidner's facemask from straight on, violently launching his head back. After review, the obvious targeting was waved off and the pick 6 stood. I believe the B1G later offered an apology. It was particularly damaging because instead of a first and 10 around the 35 yard line in a tie game, the Gophers found themself in a referee induced 0-7 hole on the road against one of the best teams in the country.

The Gophers did fight back and pulled within one score late, before losing 14-28. It is a game that will always stand out to me as an example of how hard it is for teams like the Gophers to get a win over Michigan (phantom kickoff offsides, anyone?) or Ohio State (non-targeting in 2015 AND 2021 and a phantom OSU first down in 2018 on a fourth down play).

KJ Maye's 57 yard play is at the 2:08 mark of this youtube:

 




For 56 we go to October 16, 2021.

The team that the Gophers always seem to beat in recent years came to town for yet another loss at the hands of MN. The game was iced by Bryce Williams' 56 yard TD run with just over 2 minutes left in the game.

The 56 yard TD is at the 2:48 mark of this highlight video:

 





55!

Tony Dungy threw a 55-yard touchdown pass for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers in 1974. The recipient of the pass was Rick Upchurch.
This was the longest passing play of the year for the Golden Gophers in 1974. Dungy played quarterback for Minnesota from 1973 to 1976 and set school records for passing yards and touchdown passes during his career.

If you are wondering what game that took place, so am I. I can find evidence of the play on the UofM archive website, but didn't find box scores to confirm which game that took place.

I did learn a lot about the 1974 Gopher football team during my browsing though. Despite having household names Tony Dungy and Rick Upchurch, the Gophers went 4-7 (2-6 in the B1G) under Cal Stoll that season and Dungy did not complete 50% of his passes.
For the season, Dungy went 39 for 94 with a total of 612 passing yards with 5 TD's and 7 interceptions. Pedestrian, in nearly any college football era. 1975 would be a much better year for Dungy passing the ball.


GDateDaySchoolOpponentConfPtsOppWLTStreakNotes
1Sep 14, 1974SatMinnesota(4) Ohio StateBig TenL1934010L 1
2Sep 21, 1974SatMinnesotaNorth DakotaNon-MajorW4230110W 1
3Sep 28, 1974SatMinnesotaTexas ChristianSWCW97210W 2
4Oct 5, 1974SatMinnesota@(6) NebraskaBig 8L054220L 1
5Oct 12, 1974SatMinnesota@IndianaBig TenL334230L 2
6Oct 19, 1974SatMinnesotaIowaBig TenW2317330W 1
7Oct 26, 1974SatMinnesota@(3) MichiganBig TenL049340L 1
8Nov 2, 1974SatMinnesotaNorthwesternBig TenL1321350L 2
9Nov 9, 1974SatMinnesota@PurdueBig TenW2420450W 1
10Nov 16, 1974SatMinnesotaIllinoisBig TenL1417460L 1
11Nov 23, 1974SatMinnesota@WisconsinBig TenL1449470L 2
 





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